Happy Birthday to Me!

...or, the importance of being D.

Yes, I am throwing my own birthday party tomorrow, complete with catered food, reserved space at a local bar, cake, balloons, a specially-bought dress, and lots of friends. A lot of people have asked me why. Why organize it myself, why pay for others to come, shouldn't it be the other way around, etc. And I have several responses to this.

It is a celebration of life. I refuse to wait for things to happen. I wanted a party this year, so I created it myself. Why keep waiting? MAKE things happen in life, don't be a bystander! This is one of those years I felt like celebrating, that I felt so happy to be alive!

Another reason was a celebration of the huge change from my last birthday. I was really down and sad, and I was 71 lbs heavier last year. I hadn't really started the Lap Band journey yet. I was still "asleep". The change was not so much physical (although it was) as much as emotional and psychological. I didn't feel like celebrating last year and this year I did.

Yet another reason was to celebrate with my friends that they are my friends, a thank you to them. Life is too short and valuable to mind the little stuff, the stuff that doesn't matter. Too often we don't say what we want to the important people in our lives. This is my way to say thank you, to Adal for loving me so much, for my friends for being friends.

And this is me. This is who I am: uber-social, love to hang out with everyone, love to party, know what I like, know what I want, love to host and entertain and make everyone feel special and at ease. I got a kick out of getting everything ready and organizing it!

I'm going to start 2009 off right, with a party for me and my special people! I can't wait!